[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TAX BILL ROBS MILITARY FAMILIES

  (Mr. FILNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, there they go again. When the Republicans 
are faced with a choice of helping millionaires with tax credits or 
giving low-income people some help they need with the same tax credits, 
they choose the millionaires every time.
  Once again, the President, and the President's bill, and the 
Republicans have robbed millions of low-income families of the child 
tax credit that has long been part of the bill. What some might not 
realize is that a large number of low-income military families, that is 
right, military families, will be affected by this change. These are 
men and women who have been serving overseas, enduring economic 
hardship in order to protect our country. But by this shameful act of 
the majority that we should address immediately, they will not be able 
to get the same tax benefit that a millionaire will get.
  It is offensive to say, it is offensive to say to the people of this 
Nation that we can afford to give huge tax credits to millionaires, but 
cannot come up with a few hundred dollars to help low-income military 
families who have sacrificed so much and need this money the most. I 
hope the sanity of this House will restore those tax credits.

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